1st Edition
The Biological Standard Of Living On Three Continents Further Explorations In Anthropometric History
By John Komlos
Copyright 1995
236 Pages
by
Routledge
236 Pages
by
Routledge
225 Pages
by
Routledge
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The effort of anthropometric historians to unearth the broad patterns of human biological well-being has led to the examination of nearly forgotten, centuries-old records from dusty archives in practically all the continents of the globe. French historians in the Annales tradition were among the first to adopt methods from physical anthropology and from the biological sciences, but the real... Read more
Preface -- Introduction: Historical Anthropometrics— Theory, Method, and the State of the Field -- Europe -- The Irish Famine and Intergenerational Influences on Weight at Birth: Two Case Studies -- Beyond Villermé and Quetelet: The Quantitative Relation Between Sex- and Age-Specific Height and Real Per Capita Income -- Diet, Health, and Stature of the Russian Population from the Mid-Nineteenth to the Beginning of the Twentieth Century -- Heights and Welfare in Spain, 1900-1930 -- North America -- Heights of Early American Seafarers, 1812-1815 -- A New Anthropometric Look at the Status of Women and Children in Oneida Community, 1848-1881 -- Heights, Nutrition, and Per Capita Income: Canada, 1870-1915 -- The Heights of Americans in Three Centuries: Some Economic and Demographic Implications -- The Standard of Living Among Polish- and Slovak-Americans: Evidence from Fraternal Insurance Records, 1880-1970 -- Asia -- An Inventory of Secular Changes in Human Growth in Indonesia -- Conclusion -- Conclusion: Anthropometric History and Economic History
Biography
John Komlos
